{"id":48078,"date":"2024-03-20T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2011944"},"modified":"2024-03-20T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:26:01","slug":"brian-cox-cast-as-santa-alongside-jodie-whittaker-bill-nighy-in-that-christmas","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/brian-cox-cast-as-santa-alongside-jodie-whittaker-bill-nighy-in-that-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Cox cast as Santa alongside Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy in That Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The indomitable Succession star is Santa in the new Netflix film. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 11:00 AM<\/p>

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We know, we know \u2013 it\u2019s far too early on in the year to think of Christmas.<\/p>\n

But Netflix<\/a> have announced a rather exciting animated festive film that has been penned by Richard Curtis of Love Actually<\/a> fame and also<\/em> boasts a surprising stellar cast led by none other than Brian Cox.<\/p>\n

The Succession<\/a> star will be making a major turn away from his media mogul role and be starring in That Christmas as Santa, but that\u2019s not all. Cox will be joined by the likes of Fiona Shaw as Ms Trapper, Jodie Whittaker<\/a> as Mrs Williams and Bill Nighy as Bill, residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas.<\/p>\n

The new Netflix film is adapted from the well-known children\u2019s book series which is made up of The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas, all written by Curtis and Rebecca Cobb.<\/p>\n

While Curtis is, of course, known for films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, That Christmas is a first for the screenwriter and producer as it\u2019s his first animation project.<\/p>\n

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India Brown, Kuhu Agarwal as Nisha, Bronte Smith as Eve \u201cEvie\u201d, Ava Talbot as Scarlett and Freddie Spry as Teddy in That Christmas.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It\u2019s also a first for Simon Otto, who is known for the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, as That Christmas also marks his directorial debut, despite Otto being a veteran in the world of animation.<\/p>\n

According to the synopsis: \u201cThat Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!\u201d<\/p>\n

On the announcement of the film, Curtis said: \u201cThis has been the most amazing adventure, my first animated film. It\u2019s been especially exciting to see the whole world I imagined come to life beyond my wildest dreams \u2013 and populated by a dream bunch of actors, their wonderful voices turned into such rich and funny characters.\u201d<\/p>

Similarly, director Otto added: \u201cBecoming an animator had been on my Christmas wish list ever since I was a child and watching animated movies was one of the biggest Christmas traditions in my family. But never could I have imagined that one day I would get the chance to direct a Christmas film written by the one-and-only Richard Curtis and collaborate with some of the most iconic voice talents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching this cast bring life to these heart-warmingly funny tales and infuse them with the magic of animation is truly a dream come true. I hope That Christmas becomes a cherished tradition for audiences worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

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